Summary

  • Updates for Norfolk

  1. Rapper tackles mental health 'stigma' with albumpublished at 03:25 British Summer Time 21 June 2020

    Cenzy, 29, says he wants his music to "spearhead" positive change for people with mental health.

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  2. Illegally-harvested shellfish 'seized' on coastpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 20 June 2020

    Police say illegal shellfish picking is an "emerging problem" after significant volumes were found.

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  3. Ings scores as Norwich suffer defeatpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    Three second-half goals from Southampton condemn Norwich to their fourth defeat in five games and dent their Premier League survival hopes.

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  4. Book wholesaler collapses with 450 jobs at riskpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    The majority of Norwich-based Bertram Books' staff will be made redundant with "immediate effect".

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  5. Murder arrest after woman stabbed to deathpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    Police said the victim and suspect were "known to one another"

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  6. William and Kate visit lockdown-hit businessespublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit two independent firms affected by the coronavirus lockdown.

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  7. US fighter pilot killed in crash returned homepublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    Lt Kenneth "Kage" Allen died when his F-15C Eagle jet crashed on Monday during a training mission.

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  8. UEA's key worker sanitiser cleans 1.3m pairs of handspublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 18 June 2020

    The last batch of key worker hand sanitiser created on a university campus has been bottled.

    Technicians from the University of East Anglia have created nearly 4,000 litres of the Covid-19 sanitiser over the past 12 weeks, which they reckon has cleaned 1.3 million pairs of hands.

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    UEA opened up labs on its Norwich campus to make the product, supported with supplies from businesses, including Southwold brewers Adnams.

    The sanitiser was distributed to 15 local health and social care facilities, NHS trusts and community organisations in the East of England, but with demand reducing the university says the project has come to a natural conclusion.

  9. Top private school hit by racism allegationspublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 18 June 2020

    A letter to Norwich School says a pupil was asked to apologise for wearing a Black Lives Matter badge.

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  10. Center Parcs to remain closed until 12 Julypublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 18 June 2020

    Holiday park operator Center Parcs, external said its leisure complexes in Elveden and Woburn Forests would remain closed until at least 12 July.

    "Whilst we do not have a confirmed date for re-opening yet, we’re busy working on our reopening plans and we are getting nearer to welcoming our guests back to the forest," it said.

    "We have taken a best-practice approach to our plans at this stage and are now very close to finalising things."

    Center Parcs WoburnImage source, Christine Johnson/Geograph
  11. Lost racing pigeon lands on aircraft carrierpublished at 09:01 British Summer Time 18 June 2020

    Sailors on HMS Queen Elizabeth create a makeshift aviary for the stowaway so it can live onboard.

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  12. 'Covid copter' flights in offshore worker rescuespublished at 00:46 British Summer Time 18 June 2020

    How have offshore workers in the North Sea been affected by the coronavirus pandemic?

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  13. Barrow promoted after National League votepublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 17 June 2020

    Barrow are promoted to the English Football League after National League clubs vote to end the 2019-20 season.

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  14. Lifeguards to resume patrols at Lowestoft Southpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 17 June 2020

    Lifeguards will return to Lowestoft South beach this weekend following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

    The RNLI has already resumed patrols at nearby Gorleston.

    New measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic mean the lifeguards will wear personal protective equipment like ambulance crews in some situations.

    LifeguardsImage source, RNLI

    New protocols for all first responders mean the lifeguards may not deal with some minor first aid cases, but will support people to treat themselves.

    The charity is also continuing to urge to everyone to follow beach safety advice:

    • Have a plan - check the weather forecast, tide times and read local hazard signage
    • Keep a close eye on your family – on the beach and in the water
    • Do not allow your family to swim alone
    • Do not use inflatables
    • If you fall into the water unexpectedly, fight your instinct to thrash around and instead lean back, extend your arms and legs, and float
    • In an emergency dial 999, and ask for the coastguard

  15. What the papers say in Norfolkpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 17 June 2020

  16. US fighter pilot killed in North Sea crash namedpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 16 June 2020

    Colleagues of Lt Kenneth Allen are "deeply saddened" after his jet crashed off the Yorkshire coast.

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  17. How can 'Britain's best market' bounce back?published at 14:15 British Summer Time 16 June 2020

    Norwich Market was voted the best of its type in its 2019 industry awards.

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  18. Norwich player now negative, says clubpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 16 June 2020

    The Norwich player who tested positive for coronavirus has now returned a negative sample, says the club's sporting director.

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  19. Tory MP says free schools needed in 'unprecedented crisis'published at 12:19 British Summer Time 16 June 2020

    Georg Freeman MPImage source, PA Media

    Conservative MP George Freeman has offered his support for Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend free school meals for children in England.

    The MP for Mid Norfolk wrote, external: "This is an unprecedented crisis. The PM 10 Downing Street & Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been right to take unprecedented steps to help shield the most vulnerable.

    "Free School Meals are a lifeline for many v low income families. Let's do the right thing: extend FSM thru summer."

  20. Ten-pin bowling firm to reopen centres in Julypublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 16 June 2020

    Hollywood Bowl, which has seven locations across the East of England says its centres will reopen from 4 July.

    The 10-pin bowling alley firm has sites in Peterborough, Norwich, Stevenage, Wellingborough, Basildon and two in Watford.

    They are among 54 centres that will reopen for the first time since the UK entered the coronavirus lockdown in March.

    ten-pin bowlingImage source, Getty Images